syndicate
group for joint business activity
A group of people or companies that work together on one business project or investment and share the money and risk.
a syndicate of [people/companies]
- A syndicate of investors bought the old factory and turned it into apartments.
- Several banks formed a syndicate to finance the construction of the new airport.
- She joined a racehorse syndicate so she could share the cost of ownership.
- The insurance syndicate agreed to cover the risk jointly.
- The project was too large for one company, so a syndicate was created.
- A syndicate of banks paid for the big bridge.
- He joined a syndicate that owns three racehorses.
- The company worked with a syndicate of investors on the deal.
- The loan was given by a syndicate, not by one bank.
- They formed a syndicate to buy the building together.
organized group for crime
A big, organized group of criminals who work together like a business.
a [type] syndicate
- Police say the robbery was ordered by a powerful crime syndicate.
- The drug syndicate controlled smuggling routes across three countries.
- He was accused of laundering money for an international gambling syndicate.
- Journalists uncovered links between the local gang and a larger criminal syndicate.
- The syndicate operated like a company, with managers, accountants, and strict rules.
- The crime syndicate sold drugs in many cities.
- He worked for a big criminal syndicate for ten years.
- Police broke up a drug syndicate last month.
- The syndicate paid people to bring illegal goods into the country.
- A syndicate leader was arrested at the airport.
company that distributes media content
A company that sells the same news, stories, or shows to many newspapers or TV channels.
a [news/TV] syndicate
- Her comic strip was picked up by a major newspaper syndicate.
- The show is handled by a television syndicate that sells it worldwide.
- A news syndicate supplied the story to hundreds of local papers.
- He negotiated directly with the syndicate that controls the cartoon rights.
- The columnist signed a deal with a large syndicate to grow his audience.
- The news syndicate sends stories to many newspapers.
- Her cartoons are sold by a big syndicate.
- The TV syndicate sells the show to many stations.
- The newspaper syndicate owns many famous columns.
- He wants a syndicate to share his work with more readers.
sell content to many outlets
To sell the same story, column, or show to many newspapers, websites, or TV channels.
to syndicate [content] to [outlets]
- The network plans to syndicate the show to local stations next year.
- Her advice column is syndicated in more than fifty newspapers.
- The producer hopes to syndicate the series internationally.
- After ten years on the main channel, the sitcom was syndicated for reruns.
- They syndicate their podcasts to dozens of smaller radio stations.
- The company syndicates the TV show to many stations.
- His weekly column is syndicated across the country.
- They want to syndicate the cartoon to foreign newspapers.
- The old show was syndicated, so it plays on many channels now.
- Her stories are syndicated on news websites.
arrange shared financial deal
To set up a loan or deal so that many banks or investors take part and share the money and risk.
to syndicate [a loan/deal]
- The bank decided to syndicate the loan because the amount was too large to hold alone.
- They plan to syndicate the debt among five international lenders.
- The investment was syndicated to spread the risk across multiple institutions.
- A major European bank led the effort to syndicate the project financing.
- By syndicating the facility, they attracted new regional banks into the deal.
- The bank syndicated the big loan with three other banks.
- They syndicated the debt so one bank did not take all the risk.
- The project cost was very high, so the loan was syndicated.
- Several banks joined when the loan was syndicated.
- The company asked its bank to syndicate the new credit line.
- Base: syndicate
- Plural: syndicates
- Base: syndicate
- 3rd Person Singular: syndicates
- Present Participle: syndicating
- Past: syndicated
crime syndicate
1large organized criminal group
A big, organized group of criminals who run illegal businesses together.
- The crime syndicate controlled gambling and drugs in the city.
- Police spent years trying to break the powerful crime syndicate.
criminal syndicate
1organized business-like crime group
A group of criminals who work together in an organized, business-like way.
- Investigators linked the gang to a larger criminal syndicate.
- The movie tells the story of a powerful criminal syndicate in the 1970s.
drug syndicate
1organized group selling illegal drugs
A big, organized criminal group that makes and sells illegal drugs.
- The drug syndicate smuggled cocaine across the border.
- Several members of an international drug syndicate were arrested.
investment syndicate
1group investing together in one deal
A group of people or companies who put money into the same investment as a team.
- The startup raised money from an investment syndicate of ten angel investors.
- He leads an investment syndicate that focuses on green energy projects.
loan syndicate
1group of banks sharing one loan
Several banks that join together to give one big loan and share the risk.
- A loan syndicate of five major banks financed the new airport.
- The company negotiated interest rates with the entire loan syndicate.
syndicated column
1column published in many outlets
A regular article that appears in many newspapers or websites, not just one.
- She writes a syndicated column on personal finance.
- His syndicated column is read by millions of people every week.
syndicated show
1TV or radio show on many stations
A TV or radio program that many different channels buy and play.
- The sitcom became a hit as a syndicated show on local stations.
- After the third season, the series started running as a syndicated show worldwide.